Behavior Analyst — Home & Community Interventions

WellSpan Health; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus eligible

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Education assistance

DailyPay

Expanded Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

WellSpan Health in Lancaster, PA, seeks a Behavior Analyst to conduct descriptive and systematic assessments and design evidence-based interventions under BCBA supervision. The role includes teaching family and care teams to implement behavior analytic strategies in home and community settings.

Travel up to 30% to client homes and programs; requires a Master's in ABA and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Sign-on bonus eligible and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in ABA or related field such as Psychology or Education with a specialty in ABA. Required.
• 2 years' experience working with people with an intellectual disability or autism and experience in developing/implementing behavioral analytic treatment plans. Required.
• 2 years' experience in clinical or counseling psychology, special education, applied behavior analysis, or another related field. Required.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all behavior analytic programming conducted under their supervision by WellSpan Philhaven staff is provided in a safe and ethical manner and that the BC and WellSpan Philhaven staff will train, provide feedback, and/or report to designated authorities if the family or other non-WellSpan Philhaven professionals engage in unsafe or unethical behavioral programming.
• Engages in functional assessment of problematic behaviors as well as assessments of skill deficits, motivation, and other environmental variables in order to increase use of safe and socially acceptable behaviors and decrease problematic behaviors.
• Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationship by pairing self as a reinforcing entity and building the value for the patient of social interaction with the BC.
• Accurately collects and analyzes behavior data to make decisions about treatment interventions.
• Designs treatment plan goals and interventions that are based in research and are aligned with the dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis.
• Seeks out appropriate consultation with other BC’s or BCBA’s when encountering treatment programming that is unfamiliar.
• Oversees and provides training and monitors fidelity of behavioral interventions for family members and other professional staff caring for the patient.
• Collaborates with family and treatment team members to provide treatment effectively and without disruption to the environment or other individuals in the environment.
• Understands and designs behavioral plans and programming within the regulatory scope of the service provided.
• Maintains awareness of patient's history, present status, diagnoses, and treatment plan.
• Provides complete, timely, clear, and legible documentation in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms and maintains the billable expectation of the program.
• Attends treatment team meetings, supervision meetings, trainings, performance evaluations, and other administrative meetings as assigned.

Skills

ABA knowledge

Data collection

Ethical practice

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Driver's license

Education

Master's in ABA or related field

Job description

WellSpan Health in Lancaster, PA, seeks a Behavior Analyst to conduct descriptive and systematic assessments and design evidence-based interventions under BCBA supervision. The role includes teaching family and care teams to implement behavior analytic strategies in home and community settings.

Travel up to 30% to client homes and programs; requires a Master's in ABA and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Sign-on bonus eligible and comprehensive benefits are offered.